Rename a chunk to a nonexistent device

To rename a chunk to a device that does not yet exist, you specify the new path name, but you do not restore its storage spaces until after you install the physical device. This option is useful if you need to rename a chunk and it is convenient to perform a cold restore before you install the new device. When the new chunk device is ready, you can perform a warm restore of a storage space onto it.

You can combine renaming chunks with existing devices and renaming chunks with nonexistent devices in the same rename operation. This example shows how to rename a single chunk to a nonexistent device name.